diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
index 92e03fd62..d07d104ec 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
@@ -305,13 +305,15 @@ function getNodeFiles(disableNodePathScan) {
         }
     }
 
-    var nodeList = {};
     var coreNodeEntry = {
         name: "node-red",
         version: settings.version,
         nodes: {},
         icons: iconList
     }
+    var nodeList = {
+        "node-red": coreNodeEntry
+    };
     nodeFiles.forEach(function(node) {
         coreNodeEntry.nodes[node.name] = node;
     });
@@ -370,11 +372,10 @@ function getNodeFiles(disableNodePathScan) {
             }
             return true;
         });
-        nodeList = convertModuleFileListToObject(moduleFiles);
+        nodeList = convertModuleFileListToObject(moduleFiles, nodeList);
     } else {
         // console.log("node path scan disabled");
     }
-    nodeList["node-red"] = coreNodeEntry;
     return nodeList;
 }
 
@@ -392,8 +393,8 @@ function getModuleFiles(module) {
     return convertModuleFileListToObject(moduleFiles);
 }
 
-function convertModuleFileListToObject(moduleFiles) {
-    const nodeList = {};
+function convertModuleFileListToObject(moduleFiles,seedObject) {
+    const nodeList = seedObject || {};
     moduleFiles.forEach(function(moduleFile) {
 
         var nodeModuleFiles = getModuleNodeFiles(moduleFile);